ameliorate vs assuage

assuage vs ameliorate

ameliorate and assuage both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ameliorate	No	No	Yes	No
assuage	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, assuage is a hyponym of ameliorate; that is, assuage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ameliorate:

ameliorate: to make better
assuage: provide physical relief, as from pain

Other hyponyms of ameliorate include alleviate, palliate, relieve, aid, help, regenerate, revitalize, enrich, build up, develop, turn around, help, upgrade, condition, emend, iron out, put right, straighten out, enhance, bushel, doctor, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, restore, touch on, reform, reform, beautify, embellish, fancify, prettify, build, hone, perfect, down, fine-tune, polish, refine, distil, distill, make pure, purify, sublimate, fructify, lift, raise, advance, upgrade, educate.

ameliorate (verb)	assuage (verb)
get better	provide physical relief, as from pain
to make better	satisfy (thirst)
	cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

Difference between ameliorate and assuage

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